Acquaviva Collecroce

Acquaviva Collecroce
Comune
Comune di Acquaviva Collecroce
Location of Acquaviva Collecroce
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Coordinates: 41°52′N 14°45′E / 41.867°N 14.750°E / 41.867; 14.750
Country	Italy
Region	Molise
Province	Campobasso (CB)
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Trolio
Area [1]
• Total	28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	644
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Demonym	Acquavivesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	86030
Dialing code	0875
Patron saint	St. Michael Archangel
Saint day	29 September
Website	Official website

Acquaviva Collecroce (also called Živavoda Kruč or, usually, just Kruč) is a small town and comune in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise region of southern Italy, between the Biferno and Trigno rivers.

Like the smaller towns of Montemitro and San Felice del Molise, Acquaviva Collecroce is home to a community of Molisian Croats, most of whom speak a particular Croatian dialect (known as simply na-našo or naš jezik, meaning "our language") as well as Italian. There are differences in the dialects of the three towns, but they all descend from the Shtokavian-Ikavian dialect of Dalmatia. The language is considered an endangered diaspora language.

Acquaviva is known for the cultivation of small, dark, zerniza figs, as well as fennel and white celery.